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John Joseph Tobiason, age 42, from Bloomington, Minnesota, Hennepin county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhd, 15Th Personnel Services Battalion, 3Rd Personnel Group, Ft. Mccoy, Wi
Date of death: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Matthew Sikich, age 21, from Bloomington, Minnesota, Hennepin county.
Spouse: Sheila
Children: Corrine
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lincoln High (1967, University of Minnesota
Date of death: Wednesday, December 23, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Associated Press (1970)
Ronnie Carl Teschendorf, age 21, from Bloomington, Minnesota, Hennepin county.
Parents: Darl H. Teschendorf
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Ten minutes after his departure from Phan Rang Air Base, the pilot started the descent to Cam Ranh Bay via a steep valley (3 km wide and 15 km long) at an altitude of 2,700 feet via heading 30°. Shortly later, ATC instructed the crew to change heading to 100° when contact was lost. The airplane struck trees with its both wings, stalled and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located few km from Cam Ranh Bay Airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene five days later and found two men still alive while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to low clouds.
Source: National Archives, Winona Daily News (1970)
Daniel Kenneth Welin, age 20, from Bloomington, Minnesota, Hennepin county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, April 4, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, illness, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives